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No. 719,392. PATENTED JAN R. V. D. STOUTENBURGH.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG.19, 1902.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,392, dated January 27, 1903. Application filed August 19, 1902. Serial No. 120,238. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ROBERT V. D. SToUT- ENBURGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stocks, of which the following is a specification.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a stock which will be more comfortable to the wearer than those commonly in use,which always retains its shape while in use, and which is neat in appearance and easily applied. The form of stock at present in lgeneral use consists simply of a band broad in its central portion and tapering toward the ends which form the tie, and it is applied by placing the broad central portion in front of the throat and then giving each half of the band a turn around the neck, crossing it at the back, thus leaving the highest portion of the band beneath the chin. My invention differs from this in that I provide a stock which opens in front and has converging overlapping ends, which leave a A-shaped notch or depression at the throat, giving greater comfort to the wearer, and these overlapping ends are formed and secured in such manner that the stock always retains its shape. The stock is also provided with a scarf-band or tie which covers the converging ends of the stock and the buttons or fastening devices by which they are secured.

In the accompanying drawings,which illustrate my invention, Figure l is a view of the inner face of the stock. Fig. 2 is a front view of the stock, the overlapping and converging ends being fastened together and the scarf being untied. Fig. 3 is a similar view with the scarf tied. Fig. 4 is a siinilar view showing the ends of the stock unbuttoned, and Fig. 5 is a rear view of the stock.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the body of the stock, consisting of a strip of textile material, single or double, and suitably hemmed along the edges. The upper and lower edges l and 2, respectively, throughout the greater portions of their lengths are `curved slightly upward from their ends, said edges, as shown, being substantially parallel with one another. From thepoiuts 3 and 1l the lower edges curve gradually upward,meet ing the upper edges and forming tapering or converging ends 5 and 6. A scarf-band 7 extends around the stock, and 'the lower edge of the stock, between the points 3 and 4, is stitched to the lower part of the band, the ends 5 and 6 being free.

The stocks are made in sizes to suit the wearer, and the free ends of the stock overlap when the stock is in position upon the neck of the wearer. The ends 5 and 6 are provided with bu ttonholes S and 8, respectively, which when the stock is in place fit over the collarbutton in the front of the shirt-band. At the point or extremity of theendisabutton 9,and acorrespondingbuttonholelOis formed in the opposing end of the stock near its loweredge. The end 6 is provided with a buttonhole ll near its extremity, and a button 12 is located upon the opposite end 5, near itslower edge, in proper position to engage the buttonhole ll. A buttonhole 13 is formed in the center of the stock near its lower edge for attachment to a button on the rear of the shirtband, and the scarf 7 extends over and covers this buttonhole and button.

In applying the stock it is iirst secured to the shirt-band by the rearbuttonhole 13.- The buttonhole 8 is then placed over the front collar-button of the shirt. The button 9 is then passed through the buttonhole 10, the buttonhole 8 is placed over the front-button on the shirt and the buttonhole l1 over the button 12. The scarf 7 is then tied, covering up the front fastening devices and the points of the stock.

On account of the tapering or converging form of its ends the stock is lower in front than at the sides or rear, forming a Vat and near the point where the upper edges of the stock cross. This formation adds greatly to the comfort of the wearer, and on account of the fact that the ends converge and are secured to the lower edges of the stock the upper edges, while free to yield with the vmovement ofthe neck, nevertheless do not'become permanently displaced by such movement. The

fastening devices in the front of the stock, being all near its lower edge, are covered by the scarf when the latter is tied, as shown in Fig. 3, and the stock presents the same gen- IOC) eral appearance as the ordinary stock, except that the ends cross in front instead of in the rear and it has a V shape along its front upper edge. The scarf may of course be made in any suitable style, and fastening devices other than the buttons and buttonholes may be employed to secure the overlapping extremities of the stock. I prefer, however, for convenience to provide one end of the stock with three buttonholes and the other end with a buttonhole and a pair of buttons, as shown.

The stock may be made with suitable stiening material, if desired, and the scarf may be made separate from the body of the stock instead of being sewed thereto, although the construction shown is preferred.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A stock comprising a cloth body adapted to tit around the neck and having end portions which overlap in front of the throat, the upper and lower edges of said portions being convergent, said stock being provided with devices forattaching each extremity to the opposing end portion near the lower edge of the latter, and with means for attaching it to a shirt-neckband.

2. A stock comprising a cloth body adapted to fit around the neck and having end portions which overlap in front of the throat, the upper and lower edges of said end portions be- -ing convergent, said stock being provided with devices for attaching each extremity to the opposing end portion ofthe stock near the lower edge of the latter, and with buttonholes in said overlapping end portions adapted to register with one another when the stock is in position upon the wearer.

3. A stock comprisinga cloth body adapted to fit around the neck and having end portions which overlap in front of the throat, the upper and lower edges of said end portions being convergent, said stock being provided with devices for attaching each extremity to the opposing end portion near the lower edge of the latter, and with meansl for attaching it to a shirt-neckband, and a scarf-band secured to the body of the stock and adapted when tied to extend over the extremities of the stock and the attaching devices.

4. A stock comprising a cloth body adapted to Iit around the neck and having end portions which overlap in front of the throat, the upper and lower edges of said end portions'being convergent, said stock being provided with devices for attaching each extremity to the opposing end portion of the stock near the lower edge of the latter, and with buttonholes in said overlapping end portion adapted to register with one another when the stock is in position upon the wearer, and a scarf# band secured to the body of the stock and adapted when tied to extend over the extremities of the stock and the attaching devices.

5. A stock comprising a cloth body adapted to tit around the neck and having end portions which overlap in front of the throat, the upper and lower edges of said end portion being convergent, said stock being provided with devices for attaching each extremity to the opposing end portion near the lower edge of the latter and with means for attaching it to a shirt-neckband, and a scarfband extending around the stock and secured to the lower edge of the latter at the back and sides and extending upwardly around the stock, said scarf-band being adapted when tied to extend over the extremities of the stock and the attaching devices.

6. A stock comprising a cloth body adapted to iit around the neck and having end portions which overlap in front of the throat, the upper and lower edges of said portions being convergent, said overlapping end portions having buttonholes which register with one another when the stock is in position, and

having buttons and buttonholes for connecting the extremities of the stock. to the opposing overlapping portions, and a scarf-band secured to the stock and adapted when tied to extend over the extremities of the stock and said buttons and buttonholes.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT V. D. 'STOUTENBURGH- Witnesses:

WM. STOUTENBURGH, CARROLL C. HoLcoMB. 

